Since then, she has been groped from behind another time at a club as well. "It happened so fast, I wasn't even sure who had actually touched me," she said.

Elise, who visits clubs about twice a month during the school holidays, added that in her experience, people may try to touch or kiss others they are dancing with, even when pushed away.

"Having friends nearby, or club promoters whom you know, usually does the trick," she said. She added that she would avoid them instead of making a report.

"I haven't reported such incidents mainly because I could handle the situations - I was able to say no and do something about it," she said.

"But a smaller reason was, it would have been too troublesome to do so."

While she said that one should make a report if the situation gets out of hand and if the perpetrator is too brazen, she added that punitive measures alone may not nip the problem in the bud.

She added that there needs to be better education and awareness about what constitutes acceptable behaviour. "Reporting the case to the club or police may deter (the perpetrator) from doing something temporarily, but not change (his) mind about whether it is acceptable conduct."